Cleaning and polishing cloth



Patented Apr. 8, 1924.

UNITED. STA

HEN'RY FERBECK, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CLEANING AND POLISHING- CLOTH.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it'known that I, HENRY FERBECK, a citizen of the United States,residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cleaning andPolishing Cloths, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the provision of a cleaning and polishingcloth which will be particularly useful and effective in the cleaningand polishing of metals and metal surfaces, and also relates to a novelcomposition of matter for treating cloth to grxovide the cloth of myinvention.

1 object of the invention is to provide a composition of matter withwhich cloth may besaturated and thendried and thereafter is ready forimmediate use, not only for cleaning and polishing metals, but forcleaning and polishing other materials and surfaces, it beingunnecessary to dampen or otherwise treat the cloth or surface beingcleaned or polished.

Another object is to provide a cleaning and polishing cloth of thecharacter described which is free from grease and oil, is soft andfiexible and which does not in any way injure the hands or proveobjectionable o the touch and which will provide for an effectivecleaning action by its being briskly rubbed over the surface to' becleaned.

. With the above mentioned and other objects in view, the inventionconsists in the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafterdescribed. and 'set forth in the claim hereto appended, it beingunderstood that various proportions of the ingredients used within thescope of the claim may be resorted to without departing from the spiritor sacrificing any of the advantages of.

the invention. Y

In carrying out my invention, I preferably employ as the cloth to betreated,

double faced tennis flannel. The composition of matter used to treat theflannel is made up of the following ingredients; bolted whiting,tripoli, salt peter, cream of tartar, bicarbonate of soda and water.

Application filed February 8, 1928. Serial No. 617,848.

To treat, for example, 10 yards of cloth, I have found that a mixturecomposed of said ingredients in the following propor-v tions to besatisfactory: bolted whiting 3 ounces, tripoli 1 ounce, salt peter 1ounce,

cream of tartar 1 ounce, bicarbonate of soda 1 ounce, and water insufiicient quantities to dissolve the, ingredients and to providesuflicient of the mixture to saturate the 10 yards of cloth. The flannelis saturated with the mixture in any suitable manner and is thenpermittedto dry. After the flannel has dried it may be'cut up intopieces of desired sizes and is then ready for use. The mixture withwhich 1 impregnate the fabric does not stiffen nor in anyway change theappearance of the cloth and when the cloth is rubbed briskly overa metalsurface, dirt and grease will be readily removed and a bright polishgiven the metal. The particular mixture with which I treat the cloth isine-x ensive and of such a nature that metal ob ects rubbed with thecloth will not-only be quickly and effectively cleaned but given abright and lasting polish. The mixture is also such that when the clothhas been treated, it will remain active as a cleaning and polishingagent for a comparatively long time without re uirin re-treatment orsaturation.

ne 0 the essential features ofthe invention is that the cloth isexceptionally dry and free from grease or oil andis not objectionable tothe touch nor in anyway ining' ingredients, to wit: whiting, tripoli,-

salt peter, cream of tartar, bicarbonate of soda and water.

HENRY FERBEGK.

{urious to the hands, the' mixture appnrent-'

